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Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Departmental Data
Peadar Tóibín
187. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of international developers and multinational corporations that entered the Irish market for the first time from 2018 to date. [6407/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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State Bodies
Peadar Tóibín
216. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of staff employed at the SEAI for processing home energy upgrades and grant applications; his plans to conduct a recruitment campaign within the SEAI to deal with the current backlog of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7352/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Peadar Tóibín
328. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the timeline for the tender of the permanent building for a school (details supplied) to achieve the target delivery date of September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7167/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Seized Property
Peadar Tóibín
378. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total amount of assets and cash seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [7292/22]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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Seized Property
Peadar Tóibín
379. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total amount returned to the Exchequer by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [7293/22]
Wed, 9 Feb 2022
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Departmental Functions
Peadar Tóibín
9. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [6686/22]
Wed, 9 Feb 2022
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Culture Policy
Peadar Tóibín
66. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the performance delivery agreement between Galway 2020 and her Department has expired; if so, the date it expired; if not, the date that it will expire; and her views on whether the agreement was breached at any time. [6774/22]
Wed, 9 Feb 2022
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Culture Policy
Peadar Tóibín
67. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of times representatives from her Department attended monitoring meetings including virtually bilateral meetings with Galway 2020; and the number of times her Department met with Galway City Council regarding Galway 2020 in each of the past five years. [6787/22]
Wed, 9 Feb 2022
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Hospital Procedures
Peadar Tóibín
163. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elective inpatient surgeries that took place from 2016 to 2021, by hospital group and hospital. [6987/22]
Wed, 9 Feb 2022
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Hospital Procedures
Peadar Tóibín
164. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of elective day case surgeries that took place from 2016 to 2021 by hospital group and hospital. [6988/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Cabinet Committees
Peadar Tóibín
3. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [5146/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Cabinet Committees
Peadar Tóibín
19. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment last met and will next meet. [6685/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Grant Payments
Peadar Tóibín
62. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who were granted a SUSI grant in each of the past ten years by county in tabular form. [6315/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Peadar Tóibín
123. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who applied for a SUSI grant in each of the past ten years by county in tabular form. [6314/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Film Industry
Peadar Tóibín
288. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of public funding the Irish film industry received in each of the past five years to date; if she has conducted research and statistical analysis as to the number of persons currently employed in the Irish film industry and the number that are currently out of employment across the various occupational categories within the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6593/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Health Services
Peadar Tóibín
599. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the national cervical screening laboratory which was due to commence construction in January 2021; if delays in construction have been encountered; the costs of construction to date; the projected costs of the project; when the laboratory will open; if he plans to cease the outsourcing of CervicalCheck smears and slides to foreign laboratories when the new laboratory is opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5826/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Health Services
Peadar Tóibín
600. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons screened by CervicalCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [5827/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Health Services
Peadar Tóibín
601. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of smear test samples and slides which were outsourced to foreign laboratories in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [5828/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Health Services
Peadar Tóibín
602. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons screened by BreastCheck in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [5829/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Hospital Facilities
Peadar Tóibín
603. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when construction of the new national children's hospital is expected to be completed; the costs associated with construction to date; the projected costs of the completed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5831/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Hospital Facilities
Peadar Tóibín
604. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of new ICU beds opened in the State in each of the past five years and to date in 2022. [5832/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Cybersecurity Policy
Peadar Tóibín
605. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken an assessment of the financial costs of cyber-attack in 2021 on the Health Service Executive or on his Department; and if the health service and his Department have recovered completely from the attack. [5833/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Departmental Data
Peadar Tóibín
686. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of which the Health Service Executive, State Claims Agency or any other relevant State body is aware, relating to adverse events in connection with the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, in which a claim has been made to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board and-or court proceedings that have been issued and-or served, and notice in writing that has been given, that a claim is likely to be made to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board and-or that court proceedings are likely to be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6177/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Departmental Reviews
Peadar Tóibín
687. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the recently appointed chairperson of the three-year review of the abortion legislation was recommended to him by a third-party organisation or group; and if so, the name of the third-party. [6178/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Departmental Data
Peadar Tóibín
766. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse events reported to and dealt with by the State Claims Agency since 1 January 2019 that are related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. [6579/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Child and Family Agency
Peadar Tóibín
202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has spoken or corresponded with a representative of Tusla regarding issues with copying and pasting errors resulting in factually incorrect statements being recorded on Tusla files (details supplied); the names or titles of the persons with whom he corresponded on the matter; and the dates on which such conversations or correspondences occurred. [5241/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Energy Conservation
Peadar Tóibín
212. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications that were made by qualifying homeowners for the SEAI free energy upgrade scheme in County Meath in each of the years from 2019 to date; the waiting times for applications to be processed and works to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5617/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Mental Health Services
Peadar Tóibín
405. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the mental health supports that are in place for vulnerable children in society (details supplied). [5510/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Care Services
Peadar Tóibín
406. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the biggest contractors providing care for vulnerable children; and the amount each contractor receives from the State each year. [5511/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Care Services
Peadar Tóibín
407. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) has disbanded its clinical department; and the effect this will have on patients. [5512/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Mental Health Services
Peadar Tóibín
408. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons that have been referred to CAMHS by county in each of the past five years; the length of the average waiting list; the longest waiting time in each county in the same period; the number of young persons that have been diagnosed with ADHD by county in each of the past five years; the number that have been advised to engage in psychotherapy in each county in the same period; and the average wait time and the longest wait time for psychotherapy in each county for each of the past five years. [5513/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Mental Health Services
Peadar Tóibín
409. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children that have been prescribed with medication by CAMHS by county in each of the past five years; the number of reviews that have been carried out of the medicating children by each county in the same period; the number of children that have been prescribed melatonin in each county for each of the past five years; and the average length of time that these children were on melatonin by county. [5514/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Mental Health Services
Peadar Tóibín
410. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the total number of CAMHS staff that have been absent in each county in each of the past five years; the roles that have not been filled due to recruitment issues; and the annual level of turnover rate of CAMHS professionals in each county in each of the past five years. [5515/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Mental Health Services
Peadar Tóibín
411. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS staff that have received their professional qualifications in Ireland; and when the last review of the qualifications of staff within CAMHS was carried out in each county to ensure that staff met the level of qualification that is necessary. [5516/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Hospital Services
Peadar Tóibín
412. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will he meet with a group (details supplied) given the enormous pressure put on the health service by the Covid-19 crisis and the fire in a mine which necessitated staff attending Navan Hospital; and if the necessary consultant resources will be provided to the accident and emergency department of the hospital in order to strengthen hospital services in County Meath. [5517/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Cabinet Committees
Peadar Tóibín
13. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [4714/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Departmental Meetings
Peadar Tóibín
19. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if a list of the groups which are chaired by the Secretary General of his Department will be provided. [4715/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín
46. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount spent to date on the Galway 2020 project; the amount that was Exchequer funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5375/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Rental Sector
Peadar Tóibín
54. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the powers that the Residential Tenancies Board has to protect tenants; and if legislative reforms of the Residential Tenancies Board are being considered. [5236/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Housing Provision
Peadar Tóibín
55. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent on social housing leasing from 2011 to 2021, by county in tabular form. [5237/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Housing Provision
Peadar Tóibín
56. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing targets for 2020 and 2021 broken down by new private ownership homes, new cost rental homes, new affordable homes, new private rental homes and new social housing homes; and the housing output for 2020 and 2021 by new private ownership homes, new cost rental homes, new affordable homes, new private rental homes new social housing homes, in tabular form. [5238/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Diplomatic Representation
Peadar Tóibín
63. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the correspondence or meetings he has had with the Russian Ambassador in relation to naval exercises conducted by the Russian military off of the Irish coast. [5242/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Northern Ireland
Peadar Tóibín
64. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the heads of state with whom he has raised the British amnesty for crimes by British service members during the Troubles; the response of each respective head of state; and the further actions he plans to take to garner international support against the amnesty. [5243/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Northern Ireland
Peadar Tóibín
65. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised with any British government official the issue of British collusion with loyalist paramilitaries and barriers to investigating that collusion imposed by British security authorities; and if so, the officials he raised it with. [5244/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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European Union
Peadar Tóibín
66. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the call by the President of France to include abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. [5245/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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United Nations
Peadar Tóibín
67. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of funding provided by Ireland in 2020 and 2021 to the United Nations broken down by UN body and committee, to international organisations by body or committee and in foreign aid by country in tabular form. [5246/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Child and Family Agency
Peadar Tóibín
105. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Tusla accommodation review will be published. [5227/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Work Permits
Peadar Tóibín
113. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the status of each application for volunteer work permits by persons (details supplied); and the estimated timeframe in each case for when they can expect to receive a decision on the appeal application. [5451/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Health Services
Peadar Tóibín
159. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total number of general practitioner referrals to rapid access clinics in each quarter of each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5453/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Peadar Tóibín
134. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the amount of funding set aside for HEPA filters for classrooms; the amount of funding drawn down to date; and the breakdown of the funding drawn down by county. [4721/22]